- Date
- August 18, 1979
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3641WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790818036109A
- Case key
- 133813
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3838 79/8/18 MINNEAPOLIS,MN PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 253 TIME - 1500 N3641W PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINN-ST PAUL INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUBUQUE,IA MINNEAPOLIS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN,TAIL HIT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3641W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minn-St Paul Intl
N3641WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.